diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..586e17b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+name: dapr-rust-sdk
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release-*
+    tags:
+      - v*
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - release-*
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+  CARGO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CRATES_IO_TOKEN }}
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint 
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: cargo fmt
+      run: cargo fmt -- --check --color ${{ env.CARGO_TERM_COLOR }}
+    - name: cargo clippy
+      run: cargo clippy -- -W warnings
+
+
+  build:
+    name: Build 
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Build
+      run: cargo build
+    - name: Build examples
+      run: cargo build --examples
+    - name: Run Tests
+      run: cargo test --all-targets
+   
+  publish:
+    name: Publish
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lint, build]
+    if: startswith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: cargo publish
+      run: cargo publish --token ${{ env.CARGO_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 01036a6..7ea76c5 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
 [package]
 name = "dapr"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.0-alpha.0"
 authors = ["dapr.io"]
 edition = "2018"
+license-file = "LICENSE"
+repository = "https://github.com/dapr/rust-sdk"
+description = "Rust SDK for dapr"
+readme = "README.md"
+keywords = ["microservices", "dapr"]
+
 
 [dependencies]
 tonic = "0.2"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3704a09..994bd7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 # Dapr SDK for Rust
 
-[![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
+[![Crates.io][crates-badge]][crates-url]
+[![Build Status][actions-badge]][actions-url]
+[![License: MIT][mit-badge]][mit-url]
+
+[crates-badge]: https://img.shields.io/crates/v/dapr.svg
+[crates-url]: https://crates.io/crates/dapr
+[mit-badge]: https://img.shields.io/badge/License-MIT-yellow.svg
+[mit-url]: https://github.com/dapr/rust-sdk/blob/master/LICENSE
+[actions-badge]: https://github.com/dapr/rust-sdk/workflows/dapr-rust-sdk/badge.svg
+[actions-url]: https://github.com/dapr/rust-sdk/actions?query=workflow%3Adapr-rust-sdk
 
 ⚠ Work in Progress ⚠
 
@@ -15,9 +24,16 @@ Dapr is a portable, event-driven, serverless runtime for building distributed ap
 
 ## Usage
 
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+dapr = "0.2.0-alpha.0"
+```
+
 A client can be created as follows:
 
 ```rust
+use dapr;
+
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     // Get the Dapr port and create a connection
     let port: u16 = std::env::var("DAPR_GRPC_PORT")?.parse()?;